Guidebook for Taupo

Mike
Guidebook for Taupo

Food Scene

Great southern India food. Five star food at inexpensive prices. A top chef so allow a little extra time for him to prepare your meal. BYO wine at a very reasonable corkage.
7 yerel halk öneriyor
MALABAR Nepalese & Indian Cuisine
40 Tūwharetoa St
7 yerel halk öneriyor
Great southern India food. Five star food at inexpensive prices. A top chef so allow a little extra time for him to prepare your meal. BYO wine at a very reasonable corkage.
Excellent food at mid-range prices. A good selection of wines and beers but the wine is relatively expensive.
48 yerel halk öneriyor
Plateau Bar + Eatery
64 Tūwharetoa St
48 yerel halk öneriyor
Excellent food at mid-range prices. A good selection of wines and beers but the wine is relatively expensive.
Right on the lake edge. Has been one of Taupo's top restaurants for about 30 years. Expensive but a great place to see sunsets over the lake and the western hills.
Edgewater Restaurant
243 Lake Terrace
Right on the lake edge. Has been one of Taupo's top restaurants for about 30 years. Expensive but a great place to see sunsets over the lake and the western hills.
Across the road from the lake with views to the mountains of Tongariro National Park. Average food at average prices but a great selection of on-tap beers. Best for a lazy lunch on a beautiful day.
26 yerel halk öneriyor
Jolly Good Fellows
80 Lake Terrace
26 yerel halk öneriyor
Across the road from the lake with views to the mountains of Tongariro National Park. Average food at average prices but a great selection of on-tap beers. Best for a lazy lunch on a beautiful day.

Sightseeing

A must for any visitor to Taupo. You will be amazed at the turbulence of the Waikato river and the colour of the water. You will wonder how water can be so blue and yet so clear. A good option is to park at Spa Thermal Park (end of County Ave) and take the beautiful river walk to the falls (about 45 minutes each way). Take your bathers and have a swim in a thermal stream where it joins the mighty Waikato River.
205 yerel halk öneriyor
Huka Falls station
205 yerel halk öneriyor
A must for any visitor to Taupo. You will be amazed at the turbulence of the Waikato river and the colour of the water. You will wonder how water can be so blue and yet so clear. A good option is to park at Spa Thermal Park (end of County Ave) and take the beautiful river walk to the falls (about 45 minutes each way). Take your bathers and have a swim in a thermal stream where it joins the mighty Waikato River.
These spectacular carvings rise straight out of the crystal clear waters of Lake Taupo. Accessed by water but there are cheap tour options from the Taupo Boat Harbour. I like to tell people that the carvings date from ancient times but in fact they were carved only about 30 years ago by master Maori craftsmen.
30 yerel halk öneriyor
Mine Bay Maori Rock Carvings
Mine Bay
30 yerel halk öneriyor
These spectacular carvings rise straight out of the crystal clear waters of Lake Taupo. Accessed by water but there are cheap tour options from the Taupo Boat Harbour. I like to tell people that the carvings date from ancient times but in fact they were carved only about 30 years ago by master Maori craftsmen.

Arts & Culture

A small and interesting museum that covers the early settlement of Taupo. An excellent display of Maori carvings and early trout fishing exploits. The trout were introduced in the late 1800's and in the early days they were humungous - some as big as salmon.
55 yerel halk öneriyor
Taupo Museum
4 Story Pl
55 yerel halk öneriyor
A small and interesting museum that covers the early settlement of Taupo. An excellent display of Maori carvings and early trout fishing exploits. The trout were introduced in the late 1800's and in the early days they were humungous - some as big as salmon.

Essentials

A full supermarket with a wide range of groceries and fresh fruit and vegetables.
72 yerel halk öneriyor
Countdown Taupo
Tongariro Street
72 yerel halk öneriyor
A full supermarket with a wide range of groceries and fresh fruit and vegetables.
Similar to Countdown. Generally a little cheaper.
74 yerel halk öneriyor
PAK'nSAVE
131 Ruapehu St
74 yerel halk öneriyor
Similar to Countdown. Generally a little cheaper.

Entertainment & Activities

Two 20 metre training pools, a leisure pool complex and hydro slides. Also a rock climbing wall
26 yerel halk öneriyor
AC Baths and Thermal Hot Pools station
26 yerel halk öneriyor
Two 20 metre training pools, a leisure pool complex and hydro slides. Also a rock climbing wall
38 yerel halk öneriyor
Taupo DeBretts Hot Springs
State Highway 5
38 yerel halk öneriyor

Shopping

Glass blowing, glass items for sale and a glass sculpture garden.
50 yerel halk öneriyor
Lava Glass - Cam üfleme stüdyosu, heykel bahçesi, sanat galerisi, kafe
165 State Hwy 5
50 yerel halk öneriyor
Glass blowing, glass items for sale and a glass sculpture garden.